UAB School of Health Professions Current News

The outlook for health care jobs in 2020 is looking good. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases projections on where jobs may be created or lost in the next decade. Several health care jobs where degrees are offered in the School of Health Professions can expect to see an increase in the next decade.

BrOT: Ross MacDonald, Adam Westenhofer, Greg Carden, Jake Gilliland and Phil Nelson.You may see Ross MacDonald wearing a shirt with “brOT” on the front and “We are a rare breed” on the back. But make sure you pronounce the acronym correctly.

“The girls in our class find it amusing to pronounce it ‘brot’ like bratwurst,” said MacDonald, a first year UAB Occupational Therapy student.

Casazza received $50,000 for her one year study to evaluate the effects of prolonged sitting on inflammation and insulin sensitivity in overweight kids. The children will participate in the study on three occasions. Doug Moellering, Ph.D., an instructor in the department, is a collaborator on the project.

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Lakeshore Foundation Endowed Chair in Health Promotion and Rehabilitation Sciences in the UAB School of Health Professions and appointed James H. Rimmer, Ph.D., as its first holder during its meeting Feb. 3, 2012. Rimmer joined the SHP faculty in January 2012 after a nationwide search and serves as the director of research for the UAB/Lakeshore Research Collaborative.

Dr. Jian Han of HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is working with Biotechnology students Pamela Briggs and Jeff Hicks to develop apps.The next time you order red snapper from a restaurant, it could actually be the lower-quality fish tilapia. That grouper you bought at the grocery store may in fact be catfish. And that pricier, canned white tuna or albacore could be escolar, which can cause digestion problems. It makes you wonder, do you know what kind of fish you are eating?

According to the Food and Drug Administration port inspections, a third of seafood sold in the U.S. is mislabeled as one type when it’s actually something else, even something cheaper. The FDA purchased five DNA testing machines last year to test for fish fraud.

In the beginning, there was Ada Long, who founded the original University Honors Program 25 years ago.

It was eventually joined by the Early Medical Professional Schools Acceptance Program (EMPSAP), Science and Technology Honors, and Experiential Learning and Global and Community Leadership Honors. Now, a new Honors College will bring a student-friendly and organizational focus to the programs.